In the last ten years, food security has been at the top of government, non-government and donor organisations. There have been conceptual shifts over the years. The most widely talked about is the shift from “availability decline” to “entitlement decline”. These shifts had significant bearing on government policy and approach to ensuring food security. The training will explore other recent shifts in thinking and their policy implication in depth. The training also covers safety net, a concepts that has entered our vocabulary in the last five years. It explores the alternative the present safety net programme implemented in Ethiopia drawing on experience from other African countries. The training is most suited to safety net/food security “experts” and “team leaders” currently tasked with planning and managing the programmes.  Higher lever professionals closer to the policy making circle will also benefit from the training.BACK

Ethiopia is diverse in terms of language, geography and ethnicity. It is also a country with diverse livelihood systems. More recently an understanding of these systems has become crucial in development planning and disaster response. It has become a new way of thinking about communities. The training exposes participants to the concept and tools for livelihood analysis. It examines the various livelihood systems. New graduates joining government, non-government and donor development organisations are targeted for this course. BACK

Early Warning& Contingency Planning

Ethiopia has the oldest Early Warning System in Africa. The system has been collecting and analysing early warning information and predicting possible disasters. A-Z Consult has over 10 years of experience in providing training in early warning and contingency planning for government and non-government staff using user-friendly training manuals. This training is most suited to new graduates joining early warning systems of government, donor and NGOs. It is also a refresher course for existing early warning professionals.BACK

Disaster is a phenomenon that disturbs the normal way of life of vulnerable communities. Most common disaster in Ethiopia is drought. Several vulnerable communities around the country are also affected by flooding, landslide, conflict and epidemics (both human and livestock). Disaster requires a systematic response that builds community capacity to cope with shocks and propel them out vulnerability. Disaster Management Cycle is an important tool that links disaster response to development. The training is relevant to planners and programmers of disaster response.BACK

Disaster Risk Reduction

The preparedness mechanisms of the past have focused on minimising the impact of disaster, assuming disaster is likely to happen. Disaster Risk Reduction represents a shift in thinking on how society should respond to disasters. It calls for identification potential risks that are likely to cause disaster and taking mitigation measures. The course is suited to disaster management professionals who are prepared to shift their thinking on disasters management and response.BACK

Targeting: Principles and Practic

It is a fundamental principle of Economics that resources are limited and human needs are unlimited. This calls for an effective allocation of limited resources. Targeting is an important tool for allocating resources effectively. In Ethiopia, targeting is often associated with food distribution to disaster affected communities. However, it can be applied to any area of development programming. The training is most suited to disaster response professionals in government, non-government and donor organisations. BACK

The Art of Training/Facilitation

• Training is the principal tool for human capacity building
• Training is a profession by itself
• Training is a continuously changing profession

  The Art of Training/Facilitation will equip you with generic techniques and tools that you can use in any training situation. The course will give you a start in your way to become a professional trainer.
  This course is suited to a range of audience: (i) individuals already engaged in training/facilitation. They share and enrich their experience. (ii) new entrants into the business of training (iii) institutions considering in-house training/capacity building programmes. BACK

How to Become a Consultant:

• Is consultancy is a business or a profession or a an academic exercise?
• Consultants have clients in the same way a barber or a shopkeeper has a lient
• Customer retention is as important to consultants as it is to a barber or a shopkeeper
• Ethics is important in consultancy

How to Become a Consultant will equip with skills that enable you to sell your expertise and give you a start on your way to become a professional and an ethical consultant. This course is suitable for two sets of audience. (i) Individuals wanting to pursue consultancy as a line of business and (ii) institutions tasked with hiring consultants and following up their work.BACK

Report Writing Skill

Employers often complain that the quality of reports written is not up the standard required. What is the standard of report writing? Do you have to be an expert in a given language to write a good report? In this course, you will learn report writing is about effective communication. It is about getting the message across as much it is about the content. You don’t become expert in report writing overnight. It is a dynamic skill that changes with client requirement. You become an expert through experience. However, this training will give you a start on your way to become an effective report writer.BACK

Planners and managers have several tools at their disposal to carry out their tasks effectively. Examples of management tools are RBM and BPR both of which the government of Ethiopia has experimented with to improve the effectiveness of the civil service. A review of project documents reveals that very few, if any, of the available planning and management tools are used in the preparation of the documents. This course will review several planning and management tools. It is backed by case studies from both pubic and private enterprises. It is most suited to young graduates joining public and private enterprises. Existing employees of public and private enterprise also benefit from the training to enrich their experience.BACK

NGOs/CSOs are development partners of community, government and donors. These organisations have mushroomed over the past 40 years. Their role has been evolving over these years. This course makes an assessment of the role of NGOs/CSOs in Ethiopia. It also examines the NGOs/CSOs operating environment in the country. The core topic is how to establish and manage NGOs/CSOs so that they are more effective partners in development.
The training is most suited to individuals aspiring to set up an NGO/CSO. Existing managers will also benefit from the training to share and enrich their experience.BACK

Negotiation is an every day phenomenon. There is negotiation at individual, household and institutional levels. There is also negotiation at tribal/ethnic level. Among the pastoral community negotiation over resources is very common. Negotiations may succeed or fail. What makes a good negotiator? What are the consequences of failure?  There are “traditional” as well as “modern” techniques of negotiation. Participants are introduced to basic techniques of negotiation. The training is most suited to individuals and institutions engaged in conflict resolution, pastoral negotiations and others.   BACK

A project or a programme should under go economic, social and environmental analysis prior to implementation. Gender analysis is an important aspect of social analysis. Projects and programmes need to be tested for gender sensitivity. That is to say, to what extent men and women have equal say in social and economic affairs? What measures are taken by the project to promote this? The training is suitable for all concerned about gender and wanting to incorporate gender analysis into their programming and/or become trainers in gender analysis.BACK

Out training methods is based on adult learning principles. We don’t treat you as a novice learner. You are a participant in a dynamic knowledge/experience sharing environment. Our trainers are facilitators. All our trainings take a form of training of trainers which means that you will be able to train others in the particular subject. Each training has a package of materials prepared in a user-friendly manner and tailored to your organisation’s needs.BACK

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